Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

Article	Citations
Return to training in the COVID‐19 era: The physiological effects of face masks during exercise	159
(Indoor) isolation, stress, and physical inactivity: Vicious circles accelerated by COVID‐19?	136
Rehabilitation for post‐COVID‐19 condition through a supervised exercise intervention: A randomized controlled trial	71
Elite female athletes’ experiences and perceptions of the menstrual cycle on training and sport performance	63
Effects of velocity loss in the bench press exercise on strength gains, neuromuscular adaptations, and muscle hypertrophy	48
The impact of high‐intensity interval training on inflammatory markers in metabolic disorders: A meta‐analysis	46
How muscles maximize performance in accelerated sprinting	38
The importance of ventilatory thresholds to define aerobic exercise intensity in cardiac patients and healthy subjects	38
Does exercise intensity matter for fatigue during (neo‐)adjuvant cancer treatment? The Phys‐Can randomized clinical trial	37
Effects of eccentric training at long‐muscle length on architectural and functional characteristics of the hamstrings	33
Positive and negative side effects of androgen abuse. The HAARLEM study: A one‐year prospective cohort study in 100 men	31
Effectiveness of blood flow‐restricted slow walking on mobility in severe multiple sclerosis: A pilot randomized trial	30
Injuries in elite‐level women’s football—a two‐year prospective study in the Irish Women’s National League	29
Generalized bioelectric impedance‐based equations underestimate body fluids in athletes	29
Effect of velocity loss during squat training on neuromuscular performance	29
Effects of short sprint interval training on aerobic and anaerobic indices: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	28
What is a PROM and why do we need it?	28
Reopening elite sport during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Experiences from a controlled return to elite football in Denmark	28
Exercise training‐induced visceral fat loss in obese women: The role of training intensity and modality	28
Performance progression of elite jumpers: Early performances do not predict later success	27
Progression from youth to professional soccer: A longitudinal study of successful and unsuccessful academy graduates	27
The effects of exergames on muscle strength: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	27
Accelerometer derived physical activity patterns in 27.890 middle‐aged adults: The SCAPIS cohort study	27
Effects of range of motion on resistance training adaptations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	27
Energy deficiency impairs resistance training gains in lean mass but not strength: A meta‐analysis and meta‐regression	26

Ultrasound classification of medial gastrocnemious injuries	26
Chronotypes and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time at midlife	26
How to translate and locally adapt a PROM. Assessment of cross‐cultural differential item functioning	26
Effects of 16 weeks of pyramidal and polarized training intensity distributions in well‐trained endurance runners	25
Pre‐schoolers fundamental movement skills predict BMI, physical activity, and sedentary behavior: A longitudinal study	25
Associations between physical activity, body composition, and physical fitness in the transition from preschool to school	25
Injuries in youth football and the relationship to player maturation: An analysis of time‐loss injuries during four seasons in an English elite male football academy	24
Effect of eHealth to increase physical activity in healthy adults over 55 years: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	24
Longitudinal changes in maximal oxygen uptake in adolescent girls and boys with different training backgrounds	24
Influence of sex and fiber type on the satellite cell pool in human skeletal muscle	24
Pain and disability in women with patellofemoral pain relate to kinesiophobia, but not to patellofemoral joint loading variables	24
3D trunk orientation measured using inertial measurement units during anatomical and dynamic sports motions	23
Health effects of active commuting to work: The available evidence before GISMO	23
Caffeine improves various aspects of athletic performance in adolescents independent of their 163 C > A CYP1A2 genotypes	23
The impact of daytime napping on athletic performance – A narrative review	22
Benefits of aquatic exercise in adults with and without chronic disease—A systematic review with meta‐analysis	22
Psychometric validation of PROM instruments	22
How to develop a condition‐specific PROM	22
Effects of physical and cognitive training on gait speed and cognition in older adults: A randomized controlled trial	22
A catalogue of PROMs in sports science: Quality assessment of PROM development and validation	22
Optimal mechanical force‐velocity profile for sprint acceleration performance	21
The impacts of a combined exercise on executive function in children with ADHD: A randomized controlled trial	21
The associations between meeting 24‐hour movement guidelines and adiposity in Asian Adolescents: The Asia‐Fit Study	21
Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and mental health in older adults: An isotemporal substitution model	21
Sex differences in semitendinosus muscle fiber‐type composition	21
Caffeine increases strength and power performance in resistance‐trained females during early follicular phase	21
Secular trends in muscular fitness from 1983 to 2014 among Slovenian children and adolescents	20
Participation in sports/recreational activities and incidence of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity in adults	20
High‐intensity exercise to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	20
Muscle forces and fascicle behavior during three hamstring exercises	20
Profiling children longitudinally: A three‐year follow‐up study of perceived and actual motor competence and physical fitness	20
Over 55 years of critical power: Fact or artifact?	20
Epidemiology of all‐complaint injuries in youth basketball	19
Nationwide sports injury prevention strategies: A scoping review	19
Effects of active commuting on health‐related quality of life and sickness‐related absence	19
Distal‐to‐proximal joint mechanics redistribution is a main contributor to reduced walking economy in older adults	19
24‐hour movement behaviors and fitness in preschoolers: A compositional and isotemporal reallocation analysis	19
Effects of home confinement due to COVID‐19 pandemic on eccentric hamstring muscle strength in football players	19
Accumulation patterns of sedentary time and breaks and their association with cardiometabolic health markers in adults	19
Muscle metabolism and impaired sprint performance in an elite women’s football game	19
Variability in hemoglobin mass response to altitude training camps	19
Integrating high‐intensity interval training into the workplace: The Work‐HIIT pilot RCT	19
Elite football of 2030 will not be the same as that of 2020: What has evolved and what needs to evolve?	18
How physical activity, fitness, and motor skills contribute to math performance: Working memory as a mediating factor	18
Sprinting, Strength, and Architectural Adaptations Following Hamstring Training in Australian Footballers	18
Time to return to full training and recurrence of rectus femoris injuries in elite track and field athletes 2010–2019; a 9‐year study using the British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification	18
Physical fitness development in relation to changes in body composition and physical activity in adolescence	18
IL‐6 signaling in acute exercise and chronic training: Potential consequences for health and athletic performance	18
Heart rate‐based indices to detect parasympathetic hyperactivity in functionally overreached athletes. A meta‐analysis	18
Associations of sedentary behavior bouts with community‐dwelling older adults' physical function	18

Absence of an aging‐related increase in fiber type grouping in athletes and non‐athletes	17
Predefined vs data‐guided training prescription based on autonomic nervous system variation: A systematic review	17
Role of CaMKII and sarcolipin in muscle adaptations to strength training with different levels of fatigue in the set	17
The effectiveness of a high‐intensity interval games intervention in schoolchildren: A cluster‐randomized trial	17
The incidence and mechanism of heading in European professional football players over three seasons	17
Systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluating the effects electric bikes have on physiological parameters	17
Contralateral effects of eccentric resistance training on immobilized arm	17
Association between pattern of team sport participation from adolescence to young adulthood and mental health	17
Shedding light on incidence and burden of physeal injuries in a youth elite football academy: A 4‐season prospective study	17
Profiling of elite male junior 50 m freestyle sprinters: Understanding the speed‐time relationship	17
Are adequate PROMs used as outcomes in randomized controlled trials? an analysis of 54 trials	17
Physiology of handcycling: A current sports perspective	16
Apparent temperature and heat‐related illnesses during international athletic championships: A prospective cohort study	16
Functional and molecular adaptations of quadriceps and hamstring muscles to blood flow restricted training in patients with ACL rupture	16
Mediators between physical activity and academic achievement: A systematic review	16
Modelling the age‐related trajectory of performance in Para swimmers with physical, vision and intellectual impairment	16
Relationships between incidental physical activity, exercise, and sports with subsequent mood in adolescents	16
Should we individualize training based on force‐velocity profiling to improve physical performance in athletes?	16
Systematic review of outcome parameters following treatment of chronic exertional compartment syndrome in the lower leg	16
The effect of speed on Achilles tendon forces and patellofemoral joint stresses in high‐performing endurance runners	16
Effects of balance training with stroboscopic glasses on postural control in chronic ankle instability patients	16
Effects of chronic exercise on the inhibitory control of children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	16
The effect of occupational physical activity on dementia: Results from the Copenhagen Male Study	16
Associations of accelerometer‐based sedentary time, light physical activity and moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity with resting cardiac structure and function in adolescents according to sex, fat	16
How many runners with new‐onset Achilles tendinopathy develop persisting symptoms? A large prospective cohort study	15
Effect of daily 3‐s maximum voluntary isometric, concentric, or eccentric contraction on elbow flexor strength	15
Long‐term static stretching can decrease muscle stiffness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Physical fitness and its association with cognitive performance in Chilean schoolchildren: The Cogni‐Action Project	15
The accuracy of markerless motion capture combined with computer vision techniques for measuring running kinematics	15
Gait biofeedback and impairment‐based rehabilitation for chronic ankle instability	15
Studying professional and recreational female footballers: A bibliometric exercise	15
Influence of isometric training at short and long muscle‐tendon unit lengths on the history dependence of force	15
Predictive value of physical fitness on self‐rated health: A longitudinal study	15
Monitoring the swimmer’s training load: A narrative review of monitoring strategies applied in research	15
Adaptation to a ketogenic diet modulates adaptive and mucosal immune markers in trained male endurance athletes	15
Mortality from mental disorders and suicide in male professional American football and soccer players: A meta‐analysis	15
The biomechanical effects of pronated foot function on gait. An experimental study	15
Cardiorespiratory fitness and all‐cause mortality in adults diagnosed with cancer systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Current management strategies in Osgood Schlatter: A cross‐sectional mixed‐method study	15
Position specific physical performance and running intensity fluctuations in elite women’s football	14
What to train first: Balance or explosive strength? Impact on performance and intracortical inhibition	14
Self‐rated physical fitness and measured cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and body composition	14
Frequent blood flow restricted training not to failure and to failure induces similar gains in myonuclei and muscle mass	14
Walking soccer: A systematic review of a modified sport	14
Direct and indirect impact of low energy availability on sports performance	14
Meeting 24‐h movement guidelines: Prevalence, correlates, and associations with socioemotional behavior in Spanish minors	14
Efficiency of cycling exercise: Quantification, mechanisms, and misunderstandings	14
Nordic Hamstring Exercise training induces improved lower‐limb swing phase mechanics and sustained strength preservation in sprinters	14
Triceps surae muscle force potential and force demand shift with altering stride frequency in running	14
Elite women’s football: Evolution and challenges for the years ahead	14
The epidemiology of muscle‐strengthening and aerobic physical activity guideline adherence among 24,016 German adults	14
Combination of resistance and aerobic exercise for six months improves bone mass and physical function in HIV infected individuals: A randomized controlled trial	14
Nutritional optimization for female elite football players—topical review	14
Associations of sitting and physical activity with grip strength and balance in mid‐life: 1970 British Cohort Study	14
Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study	14
Circulating microRNAs after a 24‐h ultramarathon run in relation to muscle damage markers in elite athletes	13
The genetic association with injury risk in male academy soccer players depends on maturity status	13
Predicting cumulative load during running using field‐based measures	13
Effects of a resistance training program in kidney transplant recipients: A randomized controlled trial	13
Longitudinal associations of physical fitness and body mass index with academic performance	13
Chronic hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, and metabolic syndrome are associated with risk of tendon injury	13
Latent profile analysis of physical activity and sedentary behavior with mortality risk: A 15‐year follow‐up	13
Do fitter kids have bigger brains?	13
Resting metabolic rate is increased in hypertensive patients with overweight or obesity: Potential mechanisms	13
Neuromuscular adaptations after 12 weeks of light‐ vs. heavy‐load power‐oriented resistance training in older adults	13
Longitudinal and cross‐sectional associations of adherence to 24‐hour movement guidelines with cardiometabolic risk	13
Impaired recovery is associated with increased injury and illness: A retrospective study of 536 female netball athletes	12
Force experienced by the head during heading is influenced more by speed than the mechanical properties of the football	12
Effect of two eccentric hamstring exercises on muscle architectural characteristics assessed with diffusion tensor MRI	12
Exercise dose affects the circulating microRNA profile in response to acute endurance exercise in male amateur runners	12
Effects of blood‐flow restricted resistance training on mechanical muscle function and thigh lean mass in sIBM patients	12
Influence of stroke rate on coordination and sprint performance in elite male and female swimmers	12
Reducing the peak tibial acceleration of running by music‐based biofeedback: A quasi‐randomized controlled trial	12
Asymmetry in sprinting: An insight into sub‐10 and sub‐11 s men and women sprinters	12
Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor) expression in human skeletal muscle	12
Applying a holistic hamstring injury prevention approach in elite football: 12 seasons, single club study	12
Maximum dorsiflexion increases Achilles tendon force during exercise for midportion Achilles tendinopathy	12
Physical performance and loading for six playing positions in elite female football: full‐game, end‐game, and peak periods	12
Psychological impairments after ACL injury – Do we know what we are addressing? Experiences from sports physical therapists	12
Biomechanical adaptations following a music‐based biofeedback gait retraining program to reduce peak tibial accelerations	12

Longitudinal hypertrophic and transcriptional responses to high‐load eccentric‐concentric vs concentric training in males	12
Muscle length influence on rectus femoris damage and protective effect in knee extensor eccentric exercise	12
Aging and skeletal muscle force control: Current perspectives and future directions	12
Differences in pacing pattern and sub‐technique selection between young and adult competitive cross‐country skiers	12
Impacts of high‐intensity exercise on the metabolomics profile of human skeletal muscle tissue	12
Responding to a global pandemic: Republic of Slovenia on maintaining physical activity during self‐isolation	12
Effects of active commuting on cardiovascular risk factors: GISMO—a randomized controlled feasibility study	12
Perceived movement skill competence in stability: Validity and reliability of a pictorial scale in early adolescents	11
Associations between physical activity types and reaching the physical activity guidelines: The FinHealth 2017 Study	11
Conundrums in the breathless athlete; exercise‐induced laryngeal obstruction or asthma?	11
Changes in physical activity behavior and development of cardiovascular risk in children	11
Effect of sedentary behavior interventions on vascular function in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Video analysis of concussion mechanisms and immediate management in French men’s professional football (soccer) from 2015 to 2019	11
Effects of caffeine on rate of force development: A meta‐analysis	11
Bicuspid aortic valve and sports: From the echocardiographic evaluation to the eligibility for sports competition	11
One‐year aerobic interval training in outpatients with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial	11
“Maybe I’m just not good enough?”: British swimmers’ experiences of attempting to qualify for the Olympic Games	11
Action capability constrains visuo‐motor complexity during planning and performance in on‐sight climbing	11
Psychological factors and performance in women’s football: A systematic review	11
Training load but not fatigue affects cross‐education of maximal voluntary force	11
Training and development in sport officials: A systematic review	11
A retrospective analysis of all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality rates in French male professional footballers	11
Genetic variations associated with non‐contact muscle injuries in sport: A systematic review	10
Dietary supplements usage by elite female football players: an exploration of current practices	10
The importance of body weight status on motor competence development: From preschool to middle childhood	10
Shoulder complaints more likely in volleyball players with a thickened bursa or supraspinatus tendon neovessels	10
The physiology of ice hockey performance: An update	10
Physical behaviors and fundamental movement skills in British and Iranian children: An isotemporal substitution analysis	10
Changes in EMG and movement velocity during a set to failure against different loads in the bench press exercise	10
The load borne by the Achilles tendon during exercise: A systematic review of normative values	10
The impact of regular activity and exercise intensity on the acute effects of resistance exercise on cognitive function	10
Effect of marathon and ultra‐marathon on inflammation and iron homeostasis	10
Sphingosine‐1‐phosphate in acute exercise and training	10
Cardiovascular phenotype of long‐term anabolic‐androgenic steroid abusers compared with strength‐trained athletes	10
Impact of exercise training and supplemental oxygen on submaximal exercise performance in patients with COPD	10
Accuracy of respiratory gas variables, substrate, and energy use from 15 CPET systems during simulated and human exercise	10
Impact of baseline serum ferritin and supplemental iron on altitude‐induced hemoglobin mass response in elite athletes	10
Head pre‐cooling improves 5‐km time‐trial performance in male amateur runners in the heat	10
Comparison of high intensity interval training with standard cardiac rehabilitation on vascular function	10
Massage enhances recovery following exercise‐induced muscle damage in older adults	10
Injury prevention effects of stretching exercise intervention by physical therapists in male high school soccer players	10
Potential problems in the use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and reporting of PROM data in sports science	10
Resistance training variable manipulations are less relevant than intrinsic biology in affecting muscle fiber hypertrophy	10
Dribbling speed predicts goal‐scoring success in a soccer training game	10
Neuromuscular determinants of explosive torque: Differences among strength‐trained and untrained young and older men	10
Can respiratory muscle training change the blood pressure levels in hypertension? A systematic review with meta‐analysis	10
Cognitively engaging movement games improve interference control and academic performance in overweight children: A randomized control trial	10
Sink or Swim? A survival analysis of sport dropout in Australian youth swimmers	10
Predictors of in‐school and out‐of‐school sport injury prevention: A test of the trans‐contextual model	9
The burden of injury in field hockey: A secondary analysis of prospective cohort data	9
One year of Football Fitness improves L1–L4 BMD, postural balance, and muscle strength in women treated for breast cancer	9
Alterations of spatiotemporal and ground reaction force variables during decelerated sprinting	9
Intra‐individual differences in the effect of endurance versus resistance training on vascular function: A cross‐over study	9
Cardiorespiratory optimal point during exercise testing is related to cardiovascular and all‐cause mortality	9
Association of the interaction between physical activity and sitting time with mortality in older Japanese adults	9
Effectiveness of the FIFA 11+ Referees Injury Prevention Program in reducing injury rates in male amateur soccer referees	9
Stretch reflex changes in ACL‐deficient individuals and healthy controls during normal and surprise landings	9
Non‐uniform displacement within ruptured Achilles tendon during isometric contraction	9
Cognitive–motor multitasking in athletes with and without intellectual impairment	9
Low cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity for ADHD in childhood and adolescence: A 6‐year cohort study	9
Associations of fitness and physical activity with specific abdominal fat depots in children with overweight/obesity	9
Leisure‐time physical activity and incidence of objectively assessed hearing loss: The Niigata Wellness Study	9
Can Achilles and patellar tendon structures predict musculoskeletal injuries in combat soldiers?	9
Acquisition and consolidation of sequential footstep movements with physical and motor imagery practice	9
Menstrual dysfunction and body weight dissatisfaction among Finnish young athletes and non‐athletes	9
Effects of exercise interventions to reduce chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy severity: A meta‐analysis	9
Influence of muscle‐belly and tendon gearing on the energy cost of human walking	9
Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness—A ten‐year follow‐up	9
Maturity alters drop vertical jump landing force‐time profiles but not performance outcomes in adolescent females	8
Prolonging the duration of cooling does not enhance recovery following a marathon	8
Validity of water compartments estimated using bioimpedance spectroscopy in athletes differing in hydration status	8
Low‐intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction and arterial stiffness in humans: A systematic review	8
Determination of energy expenditure in professional cyclists using power data: Validation against doubly labeled water	8
Comparing estimates of physical activity in children across different cut‐points and the associations with weight status	8
Acute effect of HIIT on testosterone and cortisol levels in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
High‐speed stretch‐shortening cycle exercises as a strategy to provide eccentric overload during resistance training	8
Secular trends in the physical fitness of Brazilian youth: Evidence that fitness is declining for the majority but not for a fit minority	8
Physical activity motives have a direct effect on mental health	8
Aiming strategy affects performance‐related factors in biathlon standing shooting	8
Prevention of strain‐induced impairments of patellar tendon micromorphology in adolescent athletes	8
Drivers of productivity: Being physically active increases yet sedentary bouts and lack of sleep decrease work ability	8
Associations between student‐athletes’ self‐esteem and career adaptability across the high school years	8
Combined association of walking pace and grip strength with incident type 2 diabetes	8
Effects of active commuting to work for 12 months on cardiovascular risk factors and body composition	8
Concentric versus eccentric cycling at equal power output or effort perception: Neuromuscular alterations and muscle pain	8
Orofacial conditions and oral health behavior of young athletes: A comparison of amateur and competitive sports	8
Muscle contractile properties of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: Assessment of feasibility and exercise effects	8
Associations between 24‐h heart rate variability and aerobic fitness in high‐level female soccer players	8
Strength training restores force‐generating capacity in patients with schizophrenia	8
Body flexibility and incident hypertension: The Niigata wellness study	8
Reference data for hop tests used in pediatric ACL injury rehabilitation: A cross‐sectional study of healthy children	8
Field based lower limb strength tests provide insight into sprint and change of direction ability in academy footballers	8
Long‐term effectiveness of a fundamental motor skill intervention in Belgian children: A 6‐year follow‐up	8
Relative skeletal maturity status affects injury burden inU14elite academy football players	8
Associations between maximal strength, sprint, and jump height and match physical performance in high‐level female football players	8